Might as well sit down and get wasted
Might as well cause it tastes so good
What the hell, kill some time and be lazy
You gotta make 'em wait for you
You got a long long list of things to do
That will never get done.
Don't you know?
You got a long long list of undone things...
You've got my number
You used to have my name
Whose spell are you under?
You're gonna drive your old man insane!
He's got a long long list of things to do
That will never get done.
Don't you know?
He's got a long long list of undone things...
One of these days I'm gonna get what's comin'
One of these days I'm gonna get things done
One of these days, for sure, in the running
One of these days, but this day ain't the one
I've got a long long list of things to do
That will never get done.
Don't you know?
I've got a long long list of undone things...
"Jack Casual's Back"
Jack Casual's back must be strong
He's carried the weight of the world for so long
Blood drippin' from the heart on his sleeve
Over-stuffed with good intentions like you wouldn't believe
But his favorite charity is surely not you or me...
Jack Casual's back must be tired
Crushed by the weight of all the shame he's acquired
He wears guilt like a thorny crown
He takes his 39 lashes without making a sound
But he knows he's not the One
.....still thinks it's a lot of fun...
He's so satisfied with life...healthy kids and happy wife
He's just too casual for me...I was blind but he made me see
How many years will it be before Casual turns up a casualty?
Jack Casual's back, bent and bowed
Walks with a crutch, I guess he's gettin' kinda old
They called him every single name in the book, you know,
He never even blessed 'em with a dirty look, NO!
Hey, Mr. Casual's come back!
.....He's having a crack attack...
He's carried the weight of the world for so long
Blood drippin' from the heart on his sleeve
Over-stuffed with good intentions like you wouldn't believe
But his favorite charity is surely not you or me...
Jack Casual's back must be tired
Crushed by the weight of all the shame he's acquired
He wears guilt like a thorny crown
He takes his 39 lashes without making a sound
But he knows he's not the One
.....still thinks it's a lot of fun...
He's so satisfied with life...healthy kids and happy wife
He's just too casual for me...I was blind but he made me see
How many years will it be before Casual turns up a casualty?
Jack Casual's back, bent and bowed
Walks with a crutch, I guess he's gettin' kinda old
They called him every single name in the book, you know,
He never even blessed 'em with a dirty look, NO!
Hey, Mr. Casual's come back!
.....He's having a crack attack...
Glass/Mirror
You thought it was a mirror
You held to my face
That the visage I shrunk from
Was the reflection
Of the man you thought you knew
Someone you wanted me to be
Someone you hoped I was
Someone I may once have been
But the years have warped the glass
Into a funhouse monstrosity
A darkroom illuminated negative, surreal
And I know you think
The mirror is two-sided
That you cringe to look
At your own reflection there
You're not afraid to criticize
Because you've learned to cherish
Self-flagellation
Reveal
It's just a sheet of glass, thick and heavy
The shortcomings you've nurtured as your own
Described with such precision
To my armchair psychoanalyst's ear
Are naught but my own
If you could tell glass from mirror
Settle for silence
But so long as you are sure
It's your self you criticize
Your tongue will keep a-waggin'
Still
I made the glass. I know it for what it is.
You held to my face
That the visage I shrunk from
Was the reflection
Of the man you thought you knew
Someone you wanted me to be
Someone you hoped I was
Someone I may once have been
But the years have warped the glass
Into a funhouse monstrosity
A darkroom illuminated negative, surreal
And I know you think
The mirror is two-sided
That you cringe to look
At your own reflection there
You're not afraid to criticize
Because you've learned to cherish
Self-flagellation
Reveal
It's just a sheet of glass, thick and heavy
The shortcomings you've nurtured as your own
Described with such precision
To my armchair psychoanalyst's ear
Are naught but my own
If you could tell glass from mirror
Settle for silence
But so long as you are sure
It's your self you criticize
Your tongue will keep a-waggin'
Still
I made the glass. I know it for what it is.
"Nothing At All"
Make me what you need
Make me watch you bleed
If that's a lesson that I gotta learn
Tell me what to do
Make me just like you
Or is that something that I gotta earn?
But don't leave me alone again
Don't ever leave me alone again
Maybe you're looking for more than a friend
I'm not looking for anything
But I know you'll never need me
Until I'm nothing at all
Tell me you feel the way I do
.....(I could lie to you, you can't use the truth)
Tell me you know the way I feel
.....(I could never know how real this is to you)
Tell me one time and make me believe that it matters
When nothing matters anymore
And you're so abused
And I'm so amused
But that's the lesson that you never learned
So tell me what to be
Make you just like me
Ya know there's nothing that you need to earn
But don't leave me alone again
Don't ever leave me alone again
Maybe you're looking for more than a friend
I'm not looking for anything
But I know you'll never need me
Until I'm nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Make me watch you bleed
If that's a lesson that I gotta learn
Tell me what to do
Make me just like you
Or is that something that I gotta earn?
But don't leave me alone again
Don't ever leave me alone again
Maybe you're looking for more than a friend
I'm not looking for anything
But I know you'll never need me
Until I'm nothing at all
Tell me you feel the way I do
.....(I could lie to you, you can't use the truth)
Tell me you know the way I feel
.....(I could never know how real this is to you)
Tell me one time and make me believe that it matters
When nothing matters anymore
And you're so abused
And I'm so amused
But that's the lesson that you never learned
So tell me what to be
Make you just like me
Ya know there's nothing that you need to earn
But don't leave me alone again
Don't ever leave me alone again
Maybe you're looking for more than a friend
I'm not looking for anything
But I know you'll never need me
Until I'm nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
White
I am so white
Chalk-white and dry
Skin like cardboard
Peeling snakeskin
Scattered about
Hard and white
as excavated bones
The dirt of years
washed away and cleansed
for exhibition
what I wouldn't give
for a taste of gray
for a splash of red
Look at these stains
Reminders
The bottoms of her feet
were dirty and yellow
Her eyes were green
Chalk-white and dry
Skin like cardboard
Peeling snakeskin
Scattered about
Hard and white
as excavated bones
The dirt of years
washed away and cleansed
for exhibition
what I wouldn't give
for a taste of gray
for a splash of red
Look at these stains
Reminders
The bottoms of her feet
were dirty and yellow
Her eyes were green
"Meant To Be"
I've seen her vision come to life
I will not run or close my eyes
I know the love she brings tonight
Insults eros
You'll see more than your dreams come true
And everything she'll take from you
You will not miss, for you need to
Insult eros
Nightmare divine this night has shown
A happy heart my head has grown
My shadow stands alone
Seems to me the things I see
Grass is blue and sky is green
White as night and black as snow to me
A color-wheel I cannot decode
Ritual is all I know
That's how her love was meant to be.
I will not run or close my eyes
I know the love she brings tonight
Insults eros
You'll see more than your dreams come true
And everything she'll take from you
You will not miss, for you need to
Insult eros
Nightmare divine this night has shown
A happy heart my head has grown
My shadow stands alone
Seems to me the things I see
Grass is blue and sky is green
White as night and black as snow to me
A color-wheel I cannot decode
Ritual is all I know
That's how her love was meant to be.
Lukewarm
This greased jellyfish life
Injecting poison, slithering through my hands
Infecting nerves, numbing them comfortably
Easing me into acceptance
The ringing constant, a part of WHO I AM
The brain cell bone yard of unmarked graves
None missed but no more expendable
Empty now of imagination
Open door
Road blocks and dead ends all my own
A substitute for contentment to wallow in
A nasty hacking cough to wake the neighbors
Wriggle and squirm in my grip
Stinging fingers and palms
Burning, wasp-dropped, fell through my grasp
Into a hole in the ground
Dug for me by shovel-blistered mitts
All in a day's work
Between the morning bell and it's sunset companion
Slither and stink, filling up heaven and earth
Drink it in and spit it back out
Lukewarm.
Injecting poison, slithering through my hands
Infecting nerves, numbing them comfortably
Easing me into acceptance
The ringing constant, a part of WHO I AM
The brain cell bone yard of unmarked graves
None missed but no more expendable
Empty now of imagination
Open door
Road blocks and dead ends all my own
A substitute for contentment to wallow in
A nasty hacking cough to wake the neighbors
Wriggle and squirm in my grip
Stinging fingers and palms
Burning, wasp-dropped, fell through my grasp
Into a hole in the ground
Dug for me by shovel-blistered mitts
All in a day's work
Between the morning bell and it's sunset companion
Slither and stink, filling up heaven and earth
Drink it in and spit it back out
Lukewarm.
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